The History Behind Vivienne Westwood Wedding Dress

In 1971, Vivienne Westwood and her then-partner Malcolm McLaren started designing in London. They displayed their concepts and designs at the time in their storefront on London’s 430 Kings Road. Along with their shifting fashion preferences, the shop’s name and interior design also changed. Westwood and McLaren, along with the Seditionaries, defined punk street culture in 1976. Vivienne Westwood is behind the Vivienne Westwood wedding dress.

Vivienne Westwood debuted on the runway for the first time at Olympia in London’s Autumn/Winter 1981, solidifying her status as an icon of the British avant-garde by the end of the 1970s. Following that, Westwood resorted to classic Savile Row tailoring methods, drawing influence from British textiles and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Vivienne first got to know Andreas Kronthaler in 1989. He would go on to become her spouse, a longtime design collaborator, and the company’s creative director. The greatest exhibition ever devoted to a live British fashion designer, the Vivienne Westwood retrospective opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London in 2004 to celebrate the designer’s 34 years in the business. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, formally honoured her contribution to British fashion in 2006 when she was named Dame of the British Empire. In 2007, she won the “Excellent Achievement in Fashion” prize at the British Fashion Awards in London.

One of the remaining independent worldwide fashion brands is Vivienne Westwood. This brand is about more than merely clothing and accessories—it can be thought-provoking at times. Westwood never fails to captivate audiences and bring attention to environmental and human rights concerns. After more than 40 years of designing, Vivienne Westwood is today acknowledged as a global brand and as one of the most important fashion designers and campaigners of our time.

The price range for Vivienne Westwood is £3,100 to £12,200.

List of Vivienne Westwood wedding

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The Galaxy Cape Vivienne Westwood Wedding Dress

A reimagining of the Vivienne Westwood wedding dress Galaxy dress, first designed for the red carpet, the Galaxy Cape has a draped neckline and tightened waist, reminiscent of the iconic Vivienne Westwood Ball Tie gown. The dress is made of pearl white FSC-certified crepe satin, and for extra drama, it features an 18th-century Watteau-inspired train and a contrasting, organic silk georgette drape across the décolletage.

For taller brides, the train can be extended by an additional 20 cm, and the length of the hem can also be enhanced. On request, the Watteau train can also be shortened or lengthened.

This dress comes with an organically certified georgette cape and is available in crepe satin. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has confirmed that 73% of the crepe satin is made of acetate and 27% is viscose. This ensures that the wood fibres we use to make our fabrics are from FSCTM-certified forests that have undergone an independent auditing process to verify their environmental, social, and economic criteria. Additionally, we collaborate with Canopy to assist their mission of preserving the world’s forests by striving to stop the sourcing of wood fibre from Ancient and Endangered Forests for clothing and packaging.

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Transcendent Wedding Dress by Vivienne Westwood

This Vivienne Westwood wedding dress is based on an old jersey outfit that Jerry Hall wore in the 1999 Gold Label Spring-Summer collection, La Belle Helene. Using a sophisticated pattern-cutting method, the bodice and sleeves are made from a single, continuous piece of fabric that is artfully draped and tucked to create enormous shoulders and ruching across the bodice. The Astral has an inner bralette corset that can be worn on or off the shoulder. It also has the option to tuck the draperies to create a modest heart-shaped neckline. If desired, the train can be extended, and the long, tapering sleeves—which are completed with a row of buttons covered in fabric—can be reduced.

A pearl white stretch drape satin with a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved composition of 79% acetate and 18% viscose is available. This ensures that the wood fibre used in the fabrics we source comes from forests with FSCTM certification that have undergone an independent audit for their environmental, social, and economic requirements. Additionally, we collaborate with Canopy to assist their mission of preserving the world’s forests by striving to stop the sourcing of wood fibre from Ancient and Endangered Forests for clothing and packaging. Elastane makes up the final 3% of the cloth.

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Comet wedding dress by Vivienne Westwood

The legendary Vivienne Westwood wedding dress (Bagatelle design), which was first introduced in the Vivienne Westwood Spring-Summer 1997 collection, Vive La Bagatelle, was inspired by women of 18th-century salon culture. The Comet’s oval-shape regal neckline flows around the shoulders and cinches the waist. The Comet has an asymmetric skirt that finishes in a toga-like silhouette with a cascading train that can be worn over the shoulders and accessorised with a belt to totally change the look. You can request a longer or shorter train and a shorter skirt hem.

Choose from translucent sequins on georgette made of 100% recycled polyester, confirmed as recycled by the Global Recycled Standard, or ivory thick silk satin.